Wiggle Jump Tickle

by Ruth Austin

This adorable book of feelings encourages babies and toddlers to explore the world around them with confidence and joy. The playful illustrations and key words introduce you and your little one to a shared language of empathy, connection, and emotional intelligence. A fun and gentle way to support early communication skills; ideal for sharing at playtime or story time.

•Features words like "play," "wiggle," and "snuggle" to give your child the language to explore movement.
• A board book to encourage babies to explore and connect with the world around them with playfulness, confidence, and emotional intelligence
• Perfect for ages 0—2
• Gifting baby shower, new baby, early birthdays

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

24 pages, Board Book

Published June 1, 2018

Reviews

[Chance Lee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Adorable book for babies and anyone who likes to wiggle.

[Baby Bookworm · Rating 5 out of 5]

This review was originally written for The Baby Bookworm. Visit us for new picture books reviews daily!

Hello, friends! Our books today are a charming trio of board books by Ruth Austin and Kanae Sato: Hide Seek Stinky Sweet, Happy Grumpy Loved, and Wiggle Jump Tickle, books featuring lessons in opposites, feelings, and actions respectively.

Each book introduces us to it’s own cast of characters: a girl and her black cat, a brother and sister and their alligator friend, and a little boy and his oversized baby bird. Using simple, single-word concepts and matching illustrations, readers are shown the difference between happy and sad, asleep and awake, and a leap and a tickle, each concept woven into a simple story told through the art. Bright, vivid colors attract the eye while simple, mostly black-and-white characters allow the actions and emotions to be easily read.

Delightful! We had such a blast with these. Between the wonderful illustrations of basic concepts and the absolutely adorable characters, all three were quick, informative, and wildly fun to read together. JJ was positively enthralled by each book, all of which are built with sturdy hardcovers and water-resistant textured pages. These are a welcome addition to our board book collection, and would be a perfect gift for any budding bookworm. A great little trio to help build communication, and they’re Baby Bookworm approved!

(Note: Copies of these books were provided to The Baby Bookworm by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.)

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[Miss Pippi the Librarian · Rating 5 out of 5]

A cute book with movement you can do along with way. I shared it at family storytime (birth to 4), but I could also share this at baby storytime (birth-2).

2019 storytime theme: book boogie

Reviewed from a library copy.

[Molly Cluff (Library!) · Rating 4 out of 5]

The best part about this book is the bright blue pages! Each page show the friends (a bird and a boy) doing an action, and a single word on each page describes the action. Not much of a story to follow as a result, but cute.

[Deb (Readerbuzz) Nance · Rating 3 out of 5]

A little story told completely with action words, with simple text and simple images.

[kim · Rating 3 out of 5]

simple but cute

[Jenny · Rating 5 out of 5]

My very squirmy 2-year-old loved this book! He would act out each page's action. I liked the cute little pictures and the overall color choices for this book.

[Tracy · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's fine.

[Miss Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

A toddler and up book about a boy and an egg and the simple movements they make together.

[Molly · Rating 3 out of 5]

A cute board book about actions for babies. I love the illustrations.

[Kate M. Colby · Rating 5 out of 5]

Grandie read this book to Jack during a visit to the Ashland Public Library. That’s all I know. 🤷‍♀️

[Celest · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's okay for toddler reading, not one the kids asked for again really.